Community groups in Canada say they’re getting more calls from frightened people
As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other leaders warn of a rising tide of hate around the world, community groups in Canada say they’re getting more and more calls from frightened people.
“We’ve seen synagogues firebombed all across this country, schools shot at in multiple cities. We’ve seen mobs of violent protesters calling for the destruction of the Jewish people, calling for Jews to be sent back to Europe. We’ve seen the flags of terrorist organizations waving proudly while Canadian flags are being burned,” Shack said. “This is a really distressing time for the Jewish community but I think it should be distressing for all Canadians.
He said that while he and his team initially thought the increase in volume would be temporary, it hasn’t diminished for more than a year.Al-Rawni said some callers report that they’re feeling “censored” at work or their careers have been derailed because of their faith. Others say they just don’t know how to process the images they’re seeing from the war in Gaza, or the expressions of Islamophobic hatred they’re reading online.
Of those police-reported hate crimes, 900 targeted Jewish people, 784 targeted Black people, 228 targeted South Asian people and 211 targeted Muslim people. Sexual orientation was the motivation for 860 of the reported crimes. Shack said it’s critical for laws to be enforced and for communities to be kept safe, both through community-based solutions and by ensuring that police have the resources that they need.
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